It was around eight o’clock on a Thursday evening in February when Patricia Kidd received an email from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As the executive director of the Fair ...

The impact is already being felt and the economic strain is growing, hitting federal workers first. We spoke with several who tell us, among other things, they're feeling hopeless and depressed, ...

A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Credit: J.

Connecticut housing authorities have federal funding through the end of the year, but as the federal shutdown continues, it’s not clear what will come next for thousands of residents who rely on the ...